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City of Stairs: Book 1 of the Divine Cities Trilogy (Divine Cities, 1) [Bennett, Robert Jackson]
City of Stairs: Book 1 of the Divine Cities Trilogy (Divine Cities, 1) [Bennett, Robert Jackson]
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Author: Robert Jackson Bennett
HUGO AND LOCUS AWARD FINALIST - In the first book of an epic fantasy trilogy, master spy Shara Thivani investigates a murder in a mysterious city of dead gods, living assassins, and buried histories, from the nationally bestselling author of The Tainted Cup. "Readers seeking a truly refreshing fantasy milieu should travel to Bulikov, and welcome its conquest."--N. K. Jemison, The New York Times With the gods on its side, the city of Bulikov was once rich beyond measure, using the power of the heavens to reign over the Continent--until a desperate people rose up and did the impossible, killing its divine protectors. Now the surreal landscape of the city itself--first shaped, now shattered, by the thousands of miracles its guardians once worked upon it--stands as a constant, haunting reminder of its former supremacy. Into this broken city steps Shara Thivani. Officially, the unassuming young woman is just another junior diplomat sent by Bulikov's oppressors. Unofficially, she is one of her country's most accomplished spies, dispatched to catch a murderer. But as Shara pursues the killer, she starts to suspect that the beings who ruled this terrible place may not be as dead as they seem--and that Bulikov's cruel reign may not yet be over. "A great world, original and unique, with a scent and a texture, a sense of deep, bloody history, and a naturally blended magic living in the stones."--NPR Don't miss any of Robert Jackson Bennet's Divine Cities trilogy:
CITY OF STAIRS - CITY OF BLADES - CITY OF MIRACLES
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Published: 09/09/2014
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.05oz
Size: 8.23h x 5.20w x 1.01d
ISBN: 9780804137171
Award: Locus Awards - Nominee
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/15/2014 pg. 56
Publishers Weekly 06/09/2014
Booklist 08/01/2014 pg. 47
Library Journal 08/01/2014 pg. 68
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2014
New York Times Book Review 10/26/2014 pg. 18
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2014 pg. 31
Asimov's Science Fiction 03/01/2015 pg. 109
Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 55
HUGO AND LOCUS AWARD FINALIST - In the first book of an epic fantasy trilogy, master spy Shara Thivani investigates a murder in a mysterious city of dead gods, living assassins, and buried histories, from the nationally bestselling author of The Tainted Cup. "Readers seeking a truly refreshing fantasy milieu should travel to Bulikov, and welcome its conquest."--N. K. Jemison, The New York Times With the gods on its side, the city of Bulikov was once rich beyond measure, using the power of the heavens to reign over the Continent--until a desperate people rose up and did the impossible, killing its divine protectors. Now the surreal landscape of the city itself--first shaped, now shattered, by the thousands of miracles its guardians once worked upon it--stands as a constant, haunting reminder of its former supremacy. Into this broken city steps Shara Thivani. Officially, the unassuming young woman is just another junior diplomat sent by Bulikov's oppressors. Unofficially, she is one of her country's most accomplished spies, dispatched to catch a murderer. But as Shara pursues the killer, she starts to suspect that the beings who ruled this terrible place may not be as dead as they seem--and that Bulikov's cruel reign may not yet be over. "A great world, original and unique, with a scent and a texture, a sense of deep, bloody history, and a naturally blended magic living in the stones."--NPR Don't miss any of Robert Jackson Bennet's Divine Cities trilogy:
CITY OF STAIRS - CITY OF BLADES - CITY OF MIRACLES
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Published: 09/09/2014
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.05oz
Size: 8.23h x 5.20w x 1.01d
ISBN: 9780804137171
Award: Locus Awards - Nominee
Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/15/2014 pg. 56
Publishers Weekly 06/09/2014
Booklist 08/01/2014 pg. 47
Library Journal 08/01/2014 pg. 68
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2014
New York Times Book Review 10/26/2014 pg. 18
LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2014 pg. 31
Asimov's Science Fiction 03/01/2015 pg. 109
Library Journal 03/01/2015 pg. 55
About the Author
ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT is the author of American Elsewhere, The Troupe, The Company Man, and Mr. Shivers. His books have been awarded the Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson, and the Philip K. Dick Citation of Excellence. He lives in Austin with his wife and son.
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